Best Ariel Swift Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 108 - Interview With J.D. Goland (Blood and Silver) 50:31

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Send us a text Hello all, we have another great interview with J.D. Golan. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/reading…

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Episode 107 - Thirsting Over Old Jim Butcher (Book Chat) 43:15

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Send us a text This is another book chat with the crew. Your favorite character Zac had to peace out early though because work...lame. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check ou…

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Episode 106 - Oh Lort it's Mort! (Mort - Terry Patchett) 47:32

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Send us a text Hello everyone, this is the wrap-up episode for Mort by Terry Pratchett. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/g…

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Episode 105 - A Taste of Death (Mort by Terry Pratchett) 39:56

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Send us a text This is part 1 of our discussion of Mort by Terry Pratchett! Make sure to read along with us so you can participate in the spoiler discussion next time! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruff…

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Episode 104 - An Interview with Merrilee Fisher Matheny (Swift justice: The Story of John F. Morgan and the Last Public Hanging In West Virginia) 43:45

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Send us a text Hello all, this week we are interviewing Merrilee Fisher Matheny author Swift justice: The Story of John F. Morgan and the Last Public Hanging In West Virginia. Also friend of the pod Suzie is back for this episode! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will …

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Episode 103 - Your Opinions are Wrong 38:04

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Send us a text Hello everyone, on this episode we are discussing 1 star reviews of our favorite books. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www…

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Episode 102 - The Sibling Pod 35:33

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Send us a text Hello all, it's just Zac and Ariel on this episode doing a general book chat and discussing the new direction of the podcast. Make sure to take a look at our survey and let us know what you think. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CDeUva3AnPaKwL23bR4sf_o2ytoRpcujE7CVLqVzy7c/edit?usp=drivesdk Make sure to check out our social medias, a…

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Episode 101 - I Want to Be One With the Quick (Obsession by Tara Hanson) 1:23:45

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Send us a text We're back with another interview! This episode we are talking with Tara Hanson about her book Obsession. This one was not what any of us expected. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian s…

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Episode 100 - Time for a Beer Run with John Willems (Beer Run) 1:13:48

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Send us a text Hello everyone! We have an exciting episode today, it's an author interview with John Willems. We are discussing his book Beer Run and a few others. Make sure to check out his books! https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/23031001.John_Willems https://jaxbooknook.com/ Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us …

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Episode 99 - Who Knew that Jack Daniel Was So Progressive (Love and Whiskey) 48:08

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Send us a text Hey everyone this episode is Mallory's NonFiction pick Love and Whiskey by Fawn Weaver. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group https://www…

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Episode 98 - Mary Mary Quite Contrary and Her Space Spiders 57:15

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Send us a text Hey Everyone! It's the first book chat of the year and we have some great ones in here. From dirt books, to many Mary's, to space spiders and octopuses, there are plenty of run recommendations in this one. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your n…

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Episode 97 - Hillbilly Zombies! An Interview with JD Byrne (Moore Hollow) 1:05:41

7M ago1:05:41

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Send us a text Hello Everyone, today we are joined by JD Byrne to discuss writing and his book Moore Hollow! Make sure to check out this an his other books at https://jdbyrne.net/ Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Readi…

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Episode 96 - No Thoughts are Infiltrating our Minds (Conspiracies pt. 2) 1:16:41

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Send us a text Hello everyone, get those tinfoil hats ready for Ariel and Mallory's conspiracies. Fall Guys and the Dead Internet Theory! #podcast #librarybooks #library #deadinternettheory #fallguys #booktube #bookstagram #booktok Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will…

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Episode 95 - The Squeaky Cleanest Minds Around (Conspiracies pt. 1) 1:01:30

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Send us a text Hello all, we are talking conspiracies today on the Reading Room Ruffians, so buckle up because we are talking about some nonsense today! Let us know your favorite conspiracy theories in the comments. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/18/fake-human-sacrifice-filmed-at-cern-with-pranking-scientists-suspected Make sure to ch…

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Episode 94 - Also, Don't Give Up the Whole Universe Because Some... Lady is White (The City We Became Part 2) 56:25

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Send us a text Spoilers abound in this one, friends. If you want to enjoy this book, now is your chance to pause, check it out, and then give this a listen to see what this title is all about. We dive deeper into The City We Became, and cover a whole city's worth of drama. We (mostly) give this a hearty recommendation, though Ariel is still out fro…

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Episode 93 - A Tale of...Apparently Many Cities (The City We Became) 1:03:57

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Send us a text Hello all, it's a new year and we are starting it strong with part 1 of a deep dive for The City We Became by N. K. Jemison. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Che…

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Episode 92 - Top 5 and Worst 5 Books of the Year (Year-End Ruffians Review) 1:18:49

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Send us a text Hey Everyone, this is our yearly Top 5 Best and Worst books of the year. There are some disagreements in this one, but we don't think you'll be surprised on the winners. #yearend2024 #booktube #booktok #bookstagram #podcast #library #books #librarybooks #bookreview Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us th…

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Episode 91 - It's Not Like Friggin' Campbell's 1:09:46

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Send us a text No context, friend-os. No passport? No problem. We got you covered for today's 🎶Podcast Roadtrip🎶babes! The Ruffians share Christmas traditions from around the world, and even way back when in today's Christmas episode. Buckle in for some bleeps, Mallory struggling to word, and much, much more! Make sure to check out our social media…

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Episode 90 - Hot Frosty, Cold Deep Dive 58:37

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Send us a text Watch as Mallory takes one of her hard(ly) earned 5 star reads and talks herself down to a 2 (actually 3.5, because of the double epilogues). We were all kinda bummed about this one, because it definitely sounded like it would be funny. It was not. Rude. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've l…

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Episode 89 - Schlorp Schlorp an Interview with Timothy Huguenin (Unknowing, I Sink) 1:25:42

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Send us a text Hey everyone we've got an exciting interview today with Timothy Huguenin where we talk about his Novella Unknowing I sink. The interview is excellent, and of course we go off the rails, but overall we had a great time talking with Timothy. Make sure to check out his books and his website: https://tghuguenin.com/ Also, bonus from the …

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Episode 88 - Shark Week on the Pod 50:53

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Send us a text Hey everyone, we've got an episode all about sharks today as our curiosity this week. Also, we had some audio issues, so the first half of the episode sounds kinda rough. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our…

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Episode 87 - Books on the Beach...Well for Most of Us 58:41

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Send us a text Hello everyone, this week's episode is just a general book chat where we are chilling at the beach. Except for Mallory, she is shunned...jk, she just had to work. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading…

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Episode 86 - Lord of the Flops Strikes Again! (Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut) 1:00:59

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Send us a text Hello everyone, today we are discussing Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut, and it's no surprise that no one liked Zac's pick again. Also since he's a noob, he accidentally overwrote his own video with the output of the rendered video. We'll get there eventually. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that …

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Episode 85 - Turns out Video is Harder Than it Looks 27:54

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Send us a text Hello everyone, this is a special jokes only episode of the Reading Room Ruffians, we are branching out into video so hopefully this turns out well. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian …

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Episode 84 - Where Zac's Audio Got Deleted 1:01:39

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Send us a text Today's episode is a deep dive into some West Virginia "true" ghost stories and a chat about our experiences and ghost stories. Also Zac's audio got deleted and he had to rerecord on vacation, so there is a decent amount of background noise. Oh well. Audio troubles should be gone after this episode. Make sure to check out our social …

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Episode 83 - Jasper Meets The Ruffians, And Survives! 54:35

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Send us a text We chat with author of The Patient (episode 14) Jasper DeWitt about some insight from The Patient, and we give him some fan feedback on a book he's working on - Sleep of Death! We've redacted spoilers with static. You're welcome. We had such a great time reading his new work, so be sure to stop in to find The Patient in our library t…

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Episode 82 - Well You Can't Say We Didn't Warn You 1:00:04

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Send us a text Hello everyone, this episodes a doozy. We are discussing Ariel's deep dive pick Manhunt by Gretchen Felker-Martin and it gets a bit intense. So sit back and strap in for a wild ride of an episode. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in fo…

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Episode 81 - Terrible French Accent "Nous Sommes Bob" 1:00:45

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Send us a text Sorry y'all, no pre show quote today, just straight into the hype music! We have ourselves a happy little book chat, Zac does some terrible French (again), and Ariel hates another book Zac suggested to her! And I quote, "Well, it's not as bad as Piranesi!" What a day to be alive. We have been encountering some recording/sound issues,…

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Episode 80 - Foodies, This One Is For Us! 1:05:01

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Send us a text We discuss Somebody Feed Phil, The Book, by Phil Rosenthal. Join in as we jump around the world in just over one hour, covering all 22 episodes of Season 1 of Somebody Feed Phil, the show! We suggest having food handy, because this one made us all hungry. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've …

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Episode 79 - Hip-no-sis, Hip-nah-sis, Hype-no-sis. Hypothesis? 57:50

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Send us a text Join us as Zac has Mallory levels of Words Are Hard-itis in this Curiosity episode on Hypnosis. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook group htt…

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Episode 78 - You Miss A Lot Jumping Into the Stairwell Early 58:35

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Send us a text Surprise episodes means you get your very own cold open from Mallory. You're welcome? We finish up our DCC episode dulogy with books 4-6. Enjoy from the safety of the safe zone, dear listeners. We'll be out there causing chaos with Carl. Don't go into the stairwell yet! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with …

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Episode 77 - Come On Barbie, Let's Go Crawling 53:29

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Send us a text Strap in, Ruffians, we're going for a surprise 2 episode overview of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series by Matt Dinniman. That's right, we didn't tell you about these before we recorded them! Who even are we?! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your …

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Episode 76 - The Chip Wars, Where These Ones Are Crunchy Too 1:08:19

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Send us a text In this episode Zac falls deep into the nerd zone and discusses his book The Chip Wars by Chris Miller. He discusses how we developed chips and what they are used for. Please note this is about computer chips not the delicious salty kind. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rate…

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Episode 75 - Women, Evolution, and Crab Claws. They're All Related! 55:59

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Send us a text We discuss The Descent of Woman by Elaine Morgan in this episode. We only go off the rails like twice, but mainly because I cut the other 3 times out. You're welcome. This is a great discussion n evolution and how we maybe haven't learned all there is to know about it. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with u…

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Episode 74 - There's More, But There's Not 1:21:56

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Send us a text A book chat where Ariel tells us a *whole* book (today's title is from that) twice, Mallory has a couple hot takes and cozy lil romcoms, and Zac makes up for missing our last book chat by talking about 58 books! Not really 58, but it is a lot. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and…

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Episode 73 - Rocks Are Pretty And They Know It 1:06:43

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Send us a text In this episode Ariel and Mallory are talking about their curiosity, rocks...It's more interesting than it sounds we promise! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Ch…

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Episode 72 - An Interview with A Grandma 47:51

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Send us a text On this week's episode, we happy to welcome Sophia Brown, author of I'm Going To Be A Grandma. Make sure to check out her books and enjoy the interview. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201424100-i-m-going-to-be-a-grandma https://www.amazon.com/Im-Going-Grandma-Sophia-Brown/dp/B0CMG1Z9R1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fpl…

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Episode 71 - Mallory's Favorite Word Today is H*** 48:43

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Send us a text Bleeping yourself is just as weird as typing this sentence was. Don't worry, there are only one, two, three - THREE bleeps. *ah ah ah* You better have read that in the correct voice. We deep dive into The Initial Insult by Mindy McGinnis. Spoilers ahead! We enjoyed this book (mostly - Carla was not about the teenage angst.) Hop in fo…

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Episode 70 - Are You Sure He's Not an Alien 39:46

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Send us a text In this episode we discuss Ariel's Non-fiction pick, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean. Unfortunately this episode isn't as good as most of our others because Zac was sleeping during most of it's recording. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your n…

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Episode 69 - Nice 1:08:25

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Send us a text On this weeks podcast we get a little unhinged talking about the origins of things and interesting facts! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing for one of our Reading Room Ruffian shirts! Wooo, merch! Check out our Facebook…

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Episode 68 - The Dynamic Duo Goes to See Some Bigfoots 1:12:09

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Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we have Mallory and Ariel talking about the first podcast roadtrip to the Bigfoot Festival as well as a general book chat. Have fun listening to all of those cackles! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a…

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Episode 67 - Become the Cube the Square Wants to Be 56:10

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Send us a text Hello all, in this episode we discuss Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott, it's another fun episode but this time there are some very divided opinions on the quality of the book. Have fun with this one everyone! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your nam…

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Episode 66 - Where Women Are Wrongfully Committed & Men Get Their Karmic Justice 47:25

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Send us a text In this episode we discuss Carla's Nonfiction Pick "The Woman They Could Not Silence" by Kate Moore. A book about Elizabeth Packard and how she was wrongfully committed to an insane asylum and her fight to change the laws and rights of not only the mentally insane and women in general. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if…

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Episode 65 - ...And There's a Centaur? 54:57

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Send us a text This week Mallory and Ariel dive into the legends, lore, and even science behind mermaids, sirens, and a surprising amount of other sea legends. Well, and a centaur too. We'll explain later. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a dr…

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Episode 64 - Uh-Oh! We Had to Bleep Our Guest 1:10:29

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Send us a text Enjoy our special guest - Angela Collier, physicist and YouTube Creator, who joins us for a book chat full of yays, but more nays. Buckle up, buckos! Make sure to check out her YouTube channels https://www.youtube.com/@acollieralso for books and https://www.youtube.com/@acollierastro for sciency stuff. Make sure to check out our soci…

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Episode 63 - Up Where They Walk, Up Where They Run, Up Where They Scream At The Top Of Their Lungs 46:00

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Send us a text A really long title for one of our shorter episodes. We gotta make something long, and it ain't just everyone's last name but mine. We discuss Rolling in the Deep by Mira Grant. Hold on to your butts when you read this book, y'all. It's a wild ride to the end! Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that yo…

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Episode 62 - Appalachian Rage 59:43

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Send us a text Join us as we discuss the book Appalachian Reckoning with the coeditors Meredith McCarroll and Anthony Harkins. This book was wrote as a reply from the people of Appalachia to JD Vance. Make sure to check out our social medias, and if you share with us that you've listened and rated our podcast, we will put your name in for a drawing…

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Episode 61 - This One Has Murder! 1:10:08

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Send us a text We discuss Mallory's nonfic pick, I'll Be Gone In the Dark by Michelle McNamara. Be warned, this book and also podcast episode will contain mentions of murder, rape, stalking, and also just general assault. Despite this, I think this is likely one of the best true crime novels I've ever read. It is handled with care, respect, and doe…

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Episode 60 - Breaking Spines and Burning Snowflakes with Chaise! 1:06:14

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Send us a text Do you listen to this podcast? Have you heard about our guest today? Chaise Robertson, aka W. C. Robertson, is back now that he's published his book, and you should totally buy it, read it, and review it everywhere reviewing is possible. Also, we *will* be getting our ✨Podcast Roadtrip✨ eventually. Make sure to check out our social m…

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Episode 59 - Podcast Roadtrip! Well, A Virtual One, Anyway. 1:14:17

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Send us a text In this episode we discuss a ton of strange and interesting places around the world! Some resources below: https://acousticalsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/v5n3.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Naslaa https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/al-naslaa-rock/ https://www.mexconnect.com/articles/1468-the-zone-of-silence-of-no…